# NTSB ATL94LA135: Cessna 182K, N2452Q, Chapel Hill, NC, July 10, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1994, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Coordinates: 35.919338, -79.039695 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9193&lon=-79.0397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL94LA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3414/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA135

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE WET, GRASS RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - grass (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON A 1,600 FOOT LONG GRASS STRIP. HE REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM, AND THE GRASS WAS WET. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED, THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT MIDFIELD. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## Factual narrative

On July 10, 1994, at 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2452Q, landed long and overran the runway at a private, grass airstrip in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The aircraft collided with a ditch, and was substantially damaged. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Triad Aviation, of Burlington, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight to Chapel Hill. The flight originated in Burlington at 1050.

The pilot reported that the airplane initially touched down on runway 7 at a point about one-third of the way down the 1,600 foot long runway. The aircraft bounced, then touched down again at midfield. He was unable to stop the aircraft in the remaining runway distance. The aircraft overran the runway, and collided with a drainage ditch. Structural damage to the airframe resulted. He reported no mechanical malfunction or failure with the aircraft during the accident flight. He reported that the grass runway was wet at the time of the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2452Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2452Q), registered now, S/N 18257652, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257652
- Airframe hours: 6754
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Triad Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Triad Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1994, 54 hours before
- Departed: BUY, BURLINGTON, NC
- Airport: 3NC9, Womble, runway 7, 1,600 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 211 total, 12 in this make and model, 178 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RDU, 15 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940710020259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940710020259A), Jul 10, 1994: Cessna 182K, Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Landed long and bounced on wet grass strip. Unable to stop on 1600 foot runway. Ran off end into a ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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